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Best of Santa Cruz County events, October 13-16

Here are some events you may be interested in this week:

Monday, Oct. 13

• Pilates & Posture with Horses | 9 a.m. @ BEYOND liberty, Center for Learning, Wellness, Sanctuary and Horse Retirement | $25 (This class included with membership)
   
• Knitting at the Library @ Felton | 12 p.m. @ Felton Branch Library
   
• Yoga, Meditation & Sound Healing | 6 p.m. @ Bruno’s Bar and Grill
   
• Sons of Habit (21 and Over) | 8 p.m. @ Felton Music Hall
   
• Game Night | 5 p.m. @ Aptos Vineyard Tasting Room | Free
   
• Help build a new hiking trail! Pace Trail Project | 9 a.m. @ Quail Hollow Ranch County Park | Free
   
• Presence, Clarity, and Vitality: Somatics, Breathwork & Meditation Class | 8 a.m. @ Breath + Oneness | $24
   
• Santa Cruz SPCA After School Junior Paws Program Tier 1 | 4 p.m. @ SPCA | $75 ($75 pays for three 2-hour lessons)
   

Tuesday, Oct. 14

• Exhibition—”Weather and the Whale” | 12 p.m. @ Institute of the Arts and Sciences
   
• Board Game Playtesting at Peoples Coffee in Santa Cruz | 6 p.m. @ People’s Coffee | Free
   
• Covet (21 and Over) | 7 p.m. @ Felton Music Hall
   
• Mike Pinto w/ special guest Casey Smiles | 8 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
   
• Tacos and Trivia Tuesday! | 7 p.m. @ Bruno’s Bar and Grill | Free
  Repeats once more on October 21
   
• The Empowered Caregiver: Supporting Independence | 2 p.m. @ Scotts Valley Senior Center | Free
   
• Watercolor Painting with Linda Lord | 1 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Art League | $200 (SCAL members get a 12% discount on classes!)
  Repeats once more on October 14
   
• Santa Cruz SPCA After School PreTeen Paws Program Tier 1 | 4 p.m. @ SPCA | $75 ($75 pays for three 2-hour lessons)
  Repeats once more on October 14
   

Wednesday, Oct. 15

• Motion Pacific: Dance for PD | 1 p.m. @ The 418 Project
   
• Happy Hour at your favorite Wine Bar | 5 p.m. @ Capitola Wine Bar
   
• Moe’s Alley Presents: Messer Chups w/ Dead Kampers + DJ Archive 65 | 8 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
   
• Festival of Monsters | 5 p.m. @ UC Santa Cruz | Free
   
• Halloween Cookie Party for Adults | 6 p.m. @ Bruno’s Bar and Grill | $45 to $46.13
   
• Spook~tacular Halloween Worshops | 4 p.m. @ Simpkins Family Swim Center | Free
   
• Whiskey and Wings with Nick Disalvo | 6 p.m. @ Bruno’s Bar and Grill | Free
   
• Festival of Monsters: David Livingstone Smith Keynote | 5 p.m. @ Museum of Art & History
   

Thursday, Oct. 16

• Sewing Lessons for Beginners | 10 a.m. @ Everything Home | $60 to $90 (Save 10% when you purchase 6 weeks up front.)
   
• Tai Chi in the Library | 10 a.m. @ Aptos Branch Library
   
• Breath+Oneness’ Thailand Yoga, Meditation, + Cultural Retreat | 10 a.m. @
  Repeats once more on October 16
   
• Moe’s Alley Presents: Big Richard w/ special guests | 8 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
   
• World Bread Day at Toque Blanche — with Ankarsrum! | 9 a.m. @ Toque Blanche | Free
   
• Live Music with Shawn Yanez! | 6 p.m. @ Bruno’s Bar and Grill | Free
   
• THE NIGHTMARE’S GIFT: Befriending the Shadow WIthin | 6 p.m. @ Breath + Oneness | $60 to $75
   
• Yoga In The Pasture with Jessica Fajans | 12 p.m. @ BEYOND liberty, Center for Learning, Wellness, Sanctuary & Horse Retirement | $25 (this class is included with monthly membership.)
   

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